Omtool Announces First "Windows NT Server 5.0-Ready" Enterprise Fax Server Solution.

SALEM, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1998--

Fax Sr. 3.0 Supports Microsoft Management Console 

Anticipating widespread IT migration to the Microsoft Windows NT Server 5.0 operating system, Omtool Ltd. (Ns for Windows NT Server 5.0.

"With the newest release of Fax Sr., Omtool is extending the reach of Windows NT Server by providing Microsoft Management Console support," said Jon Perera, lead product manager for Windows NT Server, Microsoft Corp. "This will allow systems administrators to keep track of incoming and outgoing faxes from the same one-stop shop that runs all their administration tools."

"Omtool has significantly strengthened the unified messaging capability of Fax Sr. 3.0 by adding fax enhancements to Microsoft Exchange," said Larry Grothaus, Microsoft Exchange Server product manager. "New features such as the ability to resend a failed fax with a mouse click, create a customized cover page and add billing codes, make Fax Sr. an even more flexible and comprehensive messaging extension to Exchange Server. We are happy to see companies such as Omtool continuing to build upon the Exchange Server platform and provide customers with a wide variety of third-party solutions."

Fax Sr. 3.0 Features

-- SAP Connect: Fax Sr. 3.0 enhances Omtool's alliance with SAP. Integration with SAP R/3 and R/2 systems now includes full BAPI SAPconnect support. Users can send and receive faxes from any SAP application, including SAPoffice. Any documents and formats can be faxed and broadcast faxed with fax confirmation to the desktop.

-- Enhancements to Microsoft Outlook: Omtool is recognized for delivering the most advanced fax solution for Outlook.

- Real-time fax status with the ability to re-send failed faxes;

- Outlook folder-based public and private billing code support,

providing the ability to record billing on a fax-by-fax basis;

- Choice of cover page options for each fax;

- Create custom Outlook forms;

- Ability to set fax priority using the Outlook "priority flag."

-- Open Database Support: Fax Sr. has a new, open database architecture. The system provides native support for any LDAP and ODBC database (such as Exchange Directory, Oracle, SAP, NDS, SQL Server, etc.), enabling administrators to utilize their existing databases instead of creating redundant and proprietary data structures.

-- Totally redesigned client with the look of Windows 98: Delivering the concept of public and desktop folders, it is fully self-contained with local modem support that gives users the option of faxing from a laptop computer when away from the office. The client also allows real-time use of any standards-based external database for a phone book.

-- Symantec's Winfax Pro desktop fax: Fax Sr. will turn any operation using Winfax Pro into a client/server system. Users can also add Winfax Pro to any Fax Sr. operation.

-- New Application Programming Interface: More robust COM-based API makes OEM integration and end user custom development easier

-- New Cover Page Designer: Microsoft Word-based tool enables users to design customized cover sheets, allowing them to add graphics, preview pages and resize images.

Pricing and Availability

Fax Sr. 3.0 is available immediately for $2495 from Omtool and its resellers.

About Omtool

Omtool, headquartered in Salem, N.H. (and with offices in the UK, France, and Germany), designs, develops, markets and supports open, client/server software, delivering solutions which automate and integrate communication throughout the enterprise. Omtool's Fax Sr., LegalFax and Fax/400 product families provide users with an extensive, flexible feature set for transmitting and receiving faxes, and improves an organization's management of its fax communications processes by providing a suite of utility and control functions.

With thousands of customers worldwide, Omtool's Fax Sr. is recognized as the leading enterprise fax solution. Fax Sr. has received many awards from the computer trade press, including Network Magazine Product of the Year for 1998, the 1998 Decision Micro Recommended Fax Server, 1998 Info PC Connectivity Award, the 1998 BackOffice Magazine product selection, the 1998 Best of Fax Award from American Fax Association, the 1997 Editor's Choice award from CTI Magazine, and a 1997 Best of LAN Times award. For additional information, please visit the Omtool, Ltd. World Wide Web home page at www.omtool.com. For more information on Fax Sr., contact Omtool at 800/886-7845.